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i was at the george w. bush library in dallas. i would think the killing of sama bin laden is a high water mark of the obama presidency, the most wanted man, the most heinous crime against america of 9/11. obama got him. historians will show that barack obama was vigilant in the world of terror, just as vigilant as george w. bush, but had a different strategy of how to do it using drones and special ops instead of sending in the troops the way president did. host: you talk about the legacy of franklin roosevelt. this is a tweet from a viewer. how will the president's environmental legacy read? guest: one national park was created under the obama administration. it was a monument, and got upgraded to park status in california. there have been a number of executive orders signed by barack obama creating national monuments. one was for munro in virginia. the san juan islands. he created the first federal park in the state of delaware and harriet tubman -- at. tubman's -- at harriet tubman's home where she lived. cesar chavez's home a
i was at the george w. bush library in dallas. i would think the killing of sama bin laden is a high water mark of the obama presidency, the most wanted man, the most heinous crime against america of 9/11. obama got him. historians will show that barack obama was vigilant in the world of terror, just as vigilant as george w. bush, but had a different strategy of how to do it using drones and special ops instead of sending in the troops the way president did. host: you talk about the legacy of...
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the abuse that was heaped on george w. bush was quite beyond anything we have seen. i really think it is a matter of where you sit and where your sensitivities are. just so you know, from my point of view as someone who supported the previous president, there was a lot out there that was deeply offensive. guest: i think you're absolutely right, first of all. i have heard a lot of people complaining about the joker pictures of obama. i remember there was joker depictions of george w. bush. yes, this has always been in politics. we have the first african- american president. i had almost forgotten joe wilson's july moment. that moment in congress -- you go back in history, another congressman from south carolina got up and beat with a cane a northern representative there -- i am blanking on the names. this was after the civil war. the divisions in our country now are severe. even when we talk about obamacare, we have over half the states spending medicaid out of protest with this white house. a lot of people out there who need health care are not getting it as a result
the abuse that was heaped on george w. bush was quite beyond anything we have seen. i really think it is a matter of where you sit and where your sensitivities are. just so you know, from my point of view as someone who supported the previous president, there was a lot out there that was deeply offensive. guest: i think you're absolutely right, first of all. i have heard a lot of people complaining about the joker pictures of obama. i remember there was joker depictions of george w. bush. yes,...
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george w. bush did not veto a single appropriations bill. when you say this and some of going down the list, some republicans will get defensive. i like bush. i campaigned for him twice. i love john roberts except for one decision. george w. bush is some great things. i will tell you what. he completely muddied the brand when it came to what was our core issue, that we are a party of small government. if you give the american people a choice between voting for a big government republican or a big government democrat they will vote for the big government democratic every single time. what george w. bush did over eight years is destroying our brands. he is a conservative guy. george w. bush is no conservative. >> you really know how to work the crowd. i am impressed. >> they believe we should be the party of small government. >> i believe that rothko offered an article in the late bush years saying the main public bush's but he was a conservative. joseph the only conservative that believes that republicans should see the party is small governm
george w. bush did not veto a single appropriations bill. when you say this and some of going down the list, some republicans will get defensive. i like bush. i campaigned for him twice. i love john roberts except for one decision. george w. bush is some great things. i will tell you what. he completely muddied the brand when it came to what was our core issue, that we are a party of small government. if you give the american people a choice between voting for a big government republican or a...
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bush administration. in the epilogue to george w. bush's book. you greeted me. you were in his office on the last day of his presidency. he said he greeted me the same he did every day in my chief of staff. mr. president, thank you for the privilege of serving? did you say that? >> i did. sometimes there was a variation of it. but i did as chief of staff, i visited with the president first thing every morning. he got to his desk at about 6:45. and i would get five minutes to get settled. our tradition was the first person the president sees was the chief of staff. i would walk in at about 6:50 in the morning. i always said something to the effect of, thank you for the privilege of serving. and it wasn't intended to flatter him or to thank him, it was intended to remind me and to help me remind everybody else what a privilege it was to be inside the white house. so i just made it a habit. it was a privilege. >> what did he say back? it. he didn't need the reminding. he probably didn't even need the reminding that i was appreciative and sensitive to it. i wanted m
bush administration. in the epilogue to george w. bush's book. you greeted me. you were in his office on the last day of his presidency. he said he greeted me the same he did every day in my chief of staff. mr. president, thank you for the privilege of serving? did you say that? >> i did. sometimes there was a variation of it. but i did as chief of staff, i visited with the president first thing every morning. he got to his desk at about 6:45. and i would get five minutes to get settled....
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a look at george w. bush in the rearview mirror. guest: what struck me about that opening is obama used it to actually push on the republicans in congress now. he went to two appearances and spoke about how bush was bipartisan and work with ted kennedy to make no child left behind. you have this guy who a lot of democrats and most republicans do not look too fondly on. he was one of his toughest critics. he is now saying that he wants to see the republicans have to work with now be more like george w. bush and be more open to crossing the aisle. they would say his policies were a bit more palatable to democrats and he was interested in things that are more agreeable, but it was interesting to see the politics of input was the president saying this guy, and the man who was sort of ran against, you should be more like him. host: the recent piece you did on evan mcmorris-santoro, more like george w. bush. . 40 minutes to talk with your right now and seung min kim from politico. the numbers, again, on your screen. seung min kim, as you
a look at george w. bush in the rearview mirror. guest: what struck me about that opening is obama used it to actually push on the republicans in congress now. he went to two appearances and spoke about how bush was bipartisan and work with ted kennedy to make no child left behind. you have this guy who a lot of democrats and most republicans do not look too fondly on. he was one of his toughest critics. he is now saying that he wants to see the republicans have to work with now be more like...
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those are george w. bush and oprah winfrey. when george w. bush was elected, it took six weeks to really claim a victory in that election. oh, knew the nine of his election that he had won. i recall rush limbaugh and other consultants on the radio beam data that a bomb went around the country with a big -- on the radio work mad that obama went around the country with a big placard saying president of the united states. host: we will get a response. sarah binder? guest: present a bomb had a pretty hard time despite having a democratic house and the democratic sen. he did not give any cooperation from the minority party. they claim they were excluded. democrats claimed they did not want to play ball. the president got quite a been done in his first two years. -- quite a bit gun in his first two years. that came to a halt with the republicans gaining the house in 2010. host: let's look at the republicans at the center of this debate led by harry reid. the labor secretary nominee, the epa administrator, the head of the export-import bank. there a
those are george w. bush and oprah winfrey. when george w. bush was elected, it took six weeks to really claim a victory in that election. oh, knew the nine of his election that he had won. i recall rush limbaugh and other consultants on the radio beam data that a bomb went around the country with a big -- on the radio work mad that obama went around the country with a big placard saying president of the united states. host: we will get a response. sarah binder? guest: present a bomb had a...
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w. he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. he serves on the foreign relations, health, education labor and pensions, small business, and government affairs committees. will you please welcome a senator who represents your values in washington, d.c., rand paul. ♪ ♪ a >> thank you. does anybody have a message that i can carry to the president? >> [indiscernible] >> and i am in a toyota prius. if you need a ride back to the white house, we will take you along. today i want to talk about something that is serious. i want to talk about a war that the mainstream media is ignoring, from boston to zanzibar. there is a worldwide war on christianity. christians are being attacked around the world, but you will not hear much about it on the evening news, because the answer is not convenient. it does not fit the narrative we have heard about it radical islam. the media describes the killings as sectarian. but the truth is a worldwide war
w. he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. he serves on the foreign relations, health, education labor and pensions, small business, and government affairs committees. will you please welcome a senator who represents your values in washington, d.c., rand paul. ♪ ♪ a >> thank you. does anybody have a message that i can carry to the president? >> [indiscernible] >> and i am in a toyota prius. if you need a ride back...
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we look at george w. bush is the first legacy president. there are some similarities between bush and obama that have not been discussed day. they probably both would be where they were today without who their father was. second of all, i would also say that a lot of the issues that really affect their future, -- affect our future, the bottom line is we have probably a president who is overmatched a little bit with the size and scope of the federal government. how do we keep track of all the things that are going on? how my supposed to know what is going on in all of these offices in cincinnati and benghazi? there are all of these things going on? i think he's right. obama will probably be remembered as someone who is a first affirmative action president, who won the resident because of the color of his skin rather than anything else. i would like to discuss that point. the question is -- do you think that obama is the first affirmative action president? >> before we get to that, i personally take some affect -- some offense to the question
we look at george w. bush is the first legacy president. there are some similarities between bush and obama that have not been discussed day. they probably both would be where they were today without who their father was. second of all, i would also say that a lot of the issues that really affect their future, -- affect our future, the bottom line is we have probably a president who is overmatched a little bit with the size and scope of the federal government. how do we keep track of all the...
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[laughter] while i'm at it, i would like to congratulate president george w. bush on big dedication of his presidential library. yes, the library has millions of books, articles, and documents and if you go, you can be the first to read them. [laughter] you can't hurt me. ladies and gentlemen, let's get going. right here at the start i am going to share something with you people and it does not leave this room. i say this with absolute confidence, because we are on c- span. [laughter] who doesn't love c-span, seriously? c-span. an entire channel shot the backup camera on a ford explorer. congratulations to c-span for winning the bid to broadcast this event. they beat out hd tv two, tvc south america and the hilton hotel how to check out channel. [laughter] that is right, the hilton. it is great to be here at the hilton. is it just me or is it time to stop using priceline to book this event? i love the hilton. i love their motto, sorry the radisson was booked. i was worried that because of the sequester we would be forced to hold this event at a less prestigiou
[laughter] while i'm at it, i would like to congratulate president george w. bush on big dedication of his presidential library. yes, the library has millions of books, articles, and documents and if you go, you can be the first to read them. [laughter] you can't hurt me. ladies and gentlemen, let's get going. right here at the start i am going to share something with you people and it does not leave this room. i say this with absolute confidence, because we are on c- span. [laughter] who...
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here he was, facing george w. bush who had all the face cards of the republican party backing him. the three republican governors in new hampshire and all the money. john mccain won out and held 114 town meetings. he stayed there until every question was answered. you could see the people, the light bulb going on. when will we the patient's bill of rights? the mccain would say, we are not going to get that, as long as my party is owned by the insurance companies, any democrat democrat is owned by the trial lawyers. it was refreshing candor. you could see it in people's responses. he was totally open to the press. it was a candor and openness. i welcome this. nobody had seen this before. nobody has seen it since. psychological analyst mark shields on his career in politics and the washington press corps. tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's q&a. >> is morning, mark ginsberg discusses the situation in syria. and how president obama's policy team might face them. team might face them.
here he was, facing george w. bush who had all the face cards of the republican party backing him. the three republican governors in new hampshire and all the money. john mccain won out and held 114 town meetings. he stayed there until every question was answered. you could see the people, the light bulb going on. when will we the patient's bill of rights? the mccain would say, we are not going to get that, as long as my party is owned by the insurance companies, any democrat democrat is owned...
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in district courts, 35 days under george w. bush. 102 days for president obama. as we move further along, the longest trip appeals court vacancies, the seat vacated by the chief justice, john roberts, who was appointed by president bush, seven one half years that seat has been vacated. -- 7.5 years that seat has been vacated. guest: you are seeing this unprecedented obstruction in the senate. i appreciate the president has called attention to this obstruction, not just judges, but nomination generally. it is a two-part problem. the misuse of the filibuster. it reached the point where you have to have 60 votes in order to order a cup of coffee. there have to be changes in that. people have to come to their senses. the other is a concentrated effort to stop the federal judiciary, denying access to courts, making sure that environmental laws and civil rights laws are less and less enforced. this is not by accident. host: ease of the words of senator harry reid. we as a body have the power on any given day to change the rules with a simple majority. i will do that if
in district courts, 35 days under george w. bush. 102 days for president obama. as we move further along, the longest trip appeals court vacancies, the seat vacated by the chief justice, john roberts, who was appointed by president bush, seven one half years that seat has been vacated. -- 7.5 years that seat has been vacated. guest: you are seeing this unprecedented obstruction in the senate. i appreciate the president has called attention to this obstruction, not just judges, but nomination...
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president george w. bush asked for it with respect to gulf war two. it's also not unusual for a president not to ask for permission. ronald reagan didn't ask for permission when he went into grenada. president obama didn't ask for permission when he went into libya. presidents have always had an ambivalent relationship with the congress when it comes to asking for their authorization on go to war. and although we have congressional authority to declare war, we haven't used it since the second world war. so virtually every military action we've had has been without a declaration of war. at that point, the powers and authorities are ambivalent and ambiguous. some presidents ask. some presidents don't ask. and in this case, the same president does both things -- doesn't ask one time, does ask another time. what it tells us is decisions about going to war and, in fact, about much of foreign policy, are political decisions. they have domestic consequences. you can't do them without having domestic support. and in this case, it's not clear that the presiden
president george w. bush asked for it with respect to gulf war two. it's also not unusual for a president not to ask for permission. ronald reagan didn't ask for permission when he went into grenada. president obama didn't ask for permission when he went into libya. presidents have always had an ambivalent relationship with the congress when it comes to asking for their authorization on go to war. and although we have congressional authority to declare war, we haven't used it since the second...
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republicans did that with george w. bush in 2000. they trusted him on the essentials on tax policy and other things and then they gave m the leeway with compassion conservatism. the question here is whether republicans right now are in that place or whether they're going to have to take another loss in order to reach that place. >> i have a slightly different view than my 2000 colleague. i don't think they gave him leeway. i think they liked it. and i think that's the recognition. rib republican primary voters like -- rand paul is doing this. when he says we need to campaign, we need people with tattoos it strikes a hopeful note among people who may not agree with his views on foreign policy for example. so i think one of the things is that in 2000 we constantly had this conversation, people said that's kind of risky by having bush emphasize compassionate conserve tism. people rallied to it. how is paul ryan, who represents a district that was carried twice by clinton, by al gore and twice by obama -- how does he get reelectd with 60
republicans did that with george w. bush in 2000. they trusted him on the essentials on tax policy and other things and then they gave m the leeway with compassion conservatism. the question here is whether republicans right now are in that place or whether they're going to have to take another loss in order to reach that place. >> i have a slightly different view than my 2000 colleague. i don't think they gave him leeway. i think they liked it. and i think that's the recognition. rib...
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gates, john mccain, george w. bush said we should close guantanamo. i will skip the political argument. the argument was that it is placing us at risk. we cannot bring criminals into the u.s.. that argument took hold. in the u.s. right now, we have mass murderers, some of the most violent, nihilistic people you could imagine, we have terrorists. ramzi yousef, the blind sheikh. if we cannot safely hold dangerous people, we have problems that have nothing to do with guantÁnamo. we can absolutely hold them here, and we should. congress continues to block it. how to get around that argument? i do not know. once it takes hold -- the solution is simple, release the ones that can be released. lock up the rest in super max facilities. just like we have done with other folks. >> one last question. >> air force fellow at csis. thank you for being here today. you talked about building partnership capacity. what role do unmanned systems play in that? mtcrb -- should it be revised? the missile technology control regime. >> a couple of pieces to that. unmanned sys
gates, john mccain, george w. bush said we should close guantanamo. i will skip the political argument. the argument was that it is placing us at risk. we cannot bring criminals into the u.s.. that argument took hold. in the u.s. right now, we have mass murderers, some of the most violent, nihilistic people you could imagine, we have terrorists. ramzi yousef, the blind sheikh. if we cannot safely hold dangerous people, we have problems that have nothing to do with guantÁnamo. we can absolutely...
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president obama, george w. bush, bill clinton are all expected to go to south africa next week. in london, the british house of commons will pay tribute to the leader on monday. david cameron is one of the expected speakers. we will have that live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. ate remarks from john kerry the form which is hosted every year at the brookings institution. it focuses on u.s./israel relations and challenges in the middle east. yearss a look at his 10 so far at the state department and the overall foreign-policy challenges that the obama administration faces. we will show all we can. is the policy director to talk about foreign policy challenges. welcome. they are reporting that they are talking about details. you concerns about the deal overall? guest: they are working out the devils of this plan. this is a line is deal we could have done a lot better. under that deal, the united states is starting to dismantle international sanctions. iran is not dismantling a single centrifuge. it is not starting to dismantle the heavywater reactor which a once called al plutoni
president obama, george w. bush, bill clinton are all expected to go to south africa next week. in london, the british house of commons will pay tribute to the leader on monday. david cameron is one of the expected speakers. we will have that live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. ate remarks from john kerry the form which is hosted every year at the brookings institution. it focuses on u.s./israel relations and challenges in the middle east. yearss a look at his 10 so far at the state...
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he worked in several capacities when george w. bush was governor of texas. we are really delighted that wen has developed such visuals to help understand the complicated story of finding what did not work so well and how we can do better the next time. we have invited him to make his presentation first. jim has recently finished up his tour at the pentagon. career he was a research research scholar at the national defense university rector of research there. he worked throughout his career on the questions a stabilization and reconstruction including at the un and other success stories in cambodia amid the balkans, and elsewhere. he will speak on his own reflections of what will be the right tools and mechanisms to respond and post-conflict environments. we are very delighted to have leanne smith, the director of the policy and risk best practices services. she has been in that position for years. she has a long career as an australian diplomat and a person who has worked on humanitarian law. we do really want to bring in how does the broader international c
he worked in several capacities when george w. bush was governor of texas. we are really delighted that wen has developed such visuals to help understand the complicated story of finding what did not work so well and how we can do better the next time. we have invited him to make his presentation first. jim has recently finished up his tour at the pentagon. career he was a research research scholar at the national defense university rector of research there. he worked throughout his career on...
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that is with former commerce secretary under george w. bush. and the former mexican president, hosted by the migration policy institute, live at 9:30 a.m. eastern. and a look at the political situation in egypt, two years after it led to the resignation of president mubarak. currentcountry's political structure. our live coverage begins at 12:15 p.m. eastern. former president bill clinton talked about his public service career at georgetown university where he graduated from the school of foreign service and i can 68. this is about one hour 40 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. it is my pleasure to welcome you all here today. this marks the beginning of a journey we will take together over the course of the coming years to learn from one of the most accomplished global leaders of our time and someone we are proud to call a son of georgetown. [cheers and applause] president clinton, it is an honor to welcome you back to the hilltop. we are grateful for your contributions to our community throughout the decades and for the extraordinary impact
that is with former commerce secretary under george w. bush. and the former mexican president, hosted by the migration policy institute, live at 9:30 a.m. eastern. and a look at the political situation in egypt, two years after it led to the resignation of president mubarak. currentcountry's political structure. our live coverage begins at 12:15 p.m. eastern. former president bill clinton talked about his public service career at georgetown university where he graduated from the school of...
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he serves as a deputy national middle east for president george w. bush. mr. abrams new book, "tested by zion," was just published. cathy lanier, chief of police for the metropolitan police department. in's -- she established first homeland security terrorism branch. adl is proud of our long relationship with chief lanier. she's a graduate of the league advanced course on terrorist threats. in 2009, after tollison police department received -- the metropolitan leased apartment received the shield award for their response to the shooting of the united states holocaust memorial museum. -- one of our nation's most thoughtful writers, the senior fellow at the working -- brookings institute. he is the cofounder and editor in chief of the popular law fair blog, an online forum for discussions about the implications of national security policies. a former reporter, and for nine years and editorial writer for the washington post, he is the author of two books from counterterrorism issues. before i turn the floor over to ben, please join me in a warm welcome for our pa
he serves as a deputy national middle east for president george w. bush. mr. abrams new book, "tested by zion," was just published. cathy lanier, chief of police for the metropolitan police department. in's -- she established first homeland security terrorism branch. adl is proud of our long relationship with chief lanier. she's a graduate of the league advanced course on terrorist threats. in 2009, after tollison police department received -- the metropolitan leased apartment...
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george w. bush was one of the most fiscally irresponsible president never history. he increased spending by a whopping 2% of gdp. the problem is the budget you are presenting today, in five years, increases it by another two% of gdp. my problem with the obama administration is not that he has reversed bush's spending patterns, but he has taken the worst of them and double down. you called the house budget plan an austerity program in the european market. it actually seems to me that your plan is far more in the european model, the european austerity programs are headed the weighted toward tax increases. that is the problem. countries in the most trouble europe are those with the highest marginal tax rates, including italy, and portugal. those that relied on spending cuts have done very well. take sweden between 1993 and 1997. its spending to gdp ratio declined to 51%. its average rate of growth doubled in that time relative to the prior decade. norway saw the same results. i appreciate the analogy with austerity programs. the ones that work reduce spending, which is
george w. bush was one of the most fiscally irresponsible president never history. he increased spending by a whopping 2% of gdp. the problem is the budget you are presenting today, in five years, increases it by another two% of gdp. my problem with the obama administration is not that he has reversed bush's spending patterns, but he has taken the worst of them and double down. you called the house budget plan an austerity program in the european market. it actually seems to me that your plan...
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most people would agree, not everybody, but a lot of people would agree that president bush, george w. bush, was obligated to strike back against al qaeda after september 11, 2001. we were attacked, and we had to respond. and i think that most people would say that president obama the very right to launch azeinab badawi race that killed osama bin laden. history and diplomacy co-exist. they interact with each other and they sometimes can complement each other. richard holbrooke, the late richard holbrooke, great american diplomat, i don't think he would have been able to secure the peace in bosnia had we not used force for six weeks to demonstrate to the bosnian-serb army that we were not going to permit them to continue to kill innocent muslims. and it was that use of force that achieved the cease-fire and drove them to the negotiating table where holbrook worked his magic and brought peace to bosnia after five years of war. so there are times when we have to rely on our military and we're fortunate, as all of you know, to have extraordinary young men and women in our military and the
most people would agree, not everybody, but a lot of people would agree that president bush, george w. bush, was obligated to strike back against al qaeda after september 11, 2001. we were attacked, and we had to respond. and i think that most people would say that president obama the very right to launch azeinab badawi race that killed osama bin laden. history and diplomacy co-exist. they interact with each other and they sometimes can complement each other. richard holbrooke, the late richard...
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on a dictation when president george w. bush was president, we had a majority on our side, and we agreed to a continuing continuing a clean, resolution. we had many differences with president bush over the iraq ar, over issues of health care, the budget, but on eight occasions president bush came to the democratic majority and asked to continue running the government, and we said yes. the principle at stake here is whether negotiation means you have to have everything you want all the time and shut the government down if you do not. that is not the way we do is miss. that is why 3/4 of the american people agree that shutting the government down over the health care law is the wrong thing to do. i yield back. >> the gentleman from washington reserves. the general and from south carolina. two minutes to my friend and colleague, the converse one from tennessee, marsha blackburn. >> the gentlelady from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you. yesterdayd this news that our priests and ministers could end up facing
on a dictation when president george w. bush was president, we had a majority on our side, and we agreed to a continuing continuing a clean, resolution. we had many differences with president bush over the iraq ar, over issues of health care, the budget, but on eight occasions president bush came to the democratic majority and asked to continue running the government, and we said yes. the principle at stake here is whether negotiation means you have to have everything you want all the time and...
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h w bush, and a member of the european institute and various other organizations, serving as a special envoy to european affairs, and i understand his daughter is a staff writer for time magazine and who was married saturday, so congratulations to the proud father of the bride. and we have a professor of law at george mason university. he also advises the american enterprise institute and we welcome you and curtis bradley is a professor of public policy studies, a senior associate for faculty research at duke university. profession or -- bradley has written many articles on international law, constitutional law, and u.s. foreign relations. welcome to you all. with that, let me ask mr. gray to go first. all of your statements will be fully entered into the record, as soon as we are synthesized in about five minutes, so hopefully we can go forward and answer questions. mr. gray. >> thank you very much for the opportunity to appear. also, thank you for your commendation for my schedule -- your accommodation for my schedule. i wish i could stay here for the entire conversation. it is very
h w bush, and a member of the european institute and various other organizations, serving as a special envoy to european affairs, and i understand his daughter is a staff writer for time magazine and who was married saturday, so congratulations to the proud father of the bride. and we have a professor of law at george mason university. he also advises the american enterprise institute and we welcome you and curtis bradley is a professor of public policy studies, a senior associate for faculty...
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w. everybody seems to be in trouble in this economy, but it has had a particular impact on the latino community. 2/3 of the wealth in this community was lost due to this so-called great recession. ormight be at the precipice already in a double dip recession. the wealth of your community has already been lost, god knows what's going to happen in the coming weeks and months if this recession does not receive -- received -- recede. give me some sense of what the impact has been on the latino community. >> i think the numbers you have given illustrate the devastating impact of the economic downturn, and it's particularly going to hit communities like the latino commit -- community. the wealth development is not as mature as it is in the white community, for example. to bounce back from employment challenges is not as deep because of some of the long-standing issues we will talk about today and including the continuing education gap for the latino and african american communities, which is a
w. everybody seems to be in trouble in this economy, but it has had a particular impact on the latino community. 2/3 of the wealth in this community was lost due to this so-called great recession. ormight be at the precipice already in a double dip recession. the wealth of your community has already been lost, god knows what's going to happen in the coming weeks and months if this recession does not receive -- received -- recede. give me some sense of what the impact has been on the latino...
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in assessing our level of danger, both president george w. bush and barack obama have warned us no matter how effective we are, we have to succeed 100% of the time. the terrorists only have to succeed one time. our response to terrorism and america must be subjected to constructive criticism and excruciating analysis. it must be free of political correctness and it must be constantly reevaluated. i respect what you are doing, thank you. >> thank you so much for being here and thank you for your insightful testimony. >> it is a pleasure to be back in front of you. before reflecting on the five instances where our defenses were not perfect, i do want to begin with some of our successes. they are a lot more prevalent. i am always very careful saying this because the loss of 18 people is a tragedy and i do not want to underestimate that. i have met the bodies of our fallen soldiers, i have known people who have been killed by terrorists. frankly, in my view, it is nothing short of remarkable that since 9/11, we have had a total of 18 people kille
in assessing our level of danger, both president george w. bush and barack obama have warned us no matter how effective we are, we have to succeed 100% of the time. the terrorists only have to succeed one time. our response to terrorism and america must be subjected to constructive criticism and excruciating analysis. it must be free of political correctness and it must be constantly reevaluated. i respect what you are doing, thank you. >> thank you so much for being here and thank you...
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w. >> thank you, senator corker. we're pleased to have our distinguished colleagues from georgia with us to introduce ms. power to the committee, so i?ll first recognize the senior member from georgia, senator chambliss, followed then by senator isakson. >> well, thank you very much, chairman menendez and senator corker, for allowing johnny and i to come today to introduce samantha power to the foreign relations committee. samantha is already well known by this committee, but suffice it to say, she's an irish-born american who matriculated to atlanta to become educated in high school to prepare herself not just for this job, but to go to yale and go to harvard law school. >> thank you. senator isakson. >> thank you, chairman menendez, senator corker. it?s an honor to be here to introduce one with georgia roots. at the age of nine, samantha?s parents brought her from ireland to the united states and she ended up at lakeside high school in dekalb county, georgia, where she graduated. i did
w. >> thank you, senator corker. we're pleased to have our distinguished colleagues from georgia with us to introduce ms. power to the committee, so i?ll first recognize the senior member from georgia, senator chambliss, followed then by senator isakson. >> well, thank you very much, chairman menendez and senator corker, for allowing johnny and i to come today to introduce samantha power to the foreign relations committee. samantha is already well known by this committee, but...
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. >> we heard laura bush tell us that one of the great comfort she can provide for george w. bush was try to lift his spirits during the war. mary todd, lincoln would joke and say that the toddes needed two d's and god needed one. it was a strange marriage from the get go. they were political partner.s. abe lincoln was one of the few men that respected that mary todd had a political opinion. when it came to judging his political enemies and men, she was right. they had that in common. they both also lost their mothers at a young age. there was some things that helped them stay together. lot of these marriage, the roosevelts, lincolns and clintons. marriage and child rearing all of this is difficult enough, of course not for me, but other things. it's difficult enough but imagine doing it in a fish bowl. mary todd is raising little children. bill clinton with the way rush limbaugh and the other people went after clinton and the bush people getting attacked for other teenagers does. some presidential marriages, some of them seem to blossom in the white house. the reagans, some
. >> we heard laura bush tell us that one of the great comfort she can provide for george w. bush was try to lift his spirits during the war. mary todd, lincoln would joke and say that the toddes needed two d's and god needed one. it was a strange marriage from the get go. they were political partner.s. abe lincoln was one of the few men that respected that mary todd had a political opinion. when it came to judging his political enemies and men, she was right. they had that in common....